
A Recent Estimate Suggests That Employees Endure A Staggering 55 Million Meetings A Day In The United States. This Tremendous Time Investment Yields Only Modest Returns. No Organization Made Up Of Human Beings Is Immune From The All-too-common Meeting Gripes: Those That Fail To Engage, Those That Inadvertently Encourage Participants To Tune Out, And Those That Blatantly Disregard Participants' Time. Most Companies And Leaders View Poor Meetings As An Inevitable Cost Of Doing Business. But Managers Can Take Heart: Researchers Now Have A Clear Understanding Of The Key Drivers That Make Meetings Successful. In The Surprising Science Of Meetings, Steven G. Rogelberg, Researcher And Consultant To Some Of The World's Most Successful Companies, Draws From Extensive Research, Analytics And Data Mining, And Survey Interviews With Over 5,000 Employees Across A Range Of Industries To Share The Proven Practices And Techniques That Help Managers And Employees Enhance The Quality Of Their Meetings. For Those Who Lead And Participate In Meetings, Rogelberg Provides Immediate Direction, Guidance, And Relief, Offering A How-to Guide To Change Your Working Life Starting Today.
This book investigates the core question of how organizations can transform the pervasive problem of ineffective meetings into productive, high-value professional interactions. Steven G. Rogelberg, an organizational psychologist and consultant, utilizes his extensive background in workplace research to challenge the assumption that poor meetings are an unavoidable cost of business. By synthesizing data from over 5,000 employees and applying rigorous analytical frameworks, he argues that specific, evidence-based interventions can significantly improve meeting quality and organizational efficiency.
What You Will Find
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Experts and business leaders frequently cite this work as a foundational text for understanding the psychology behind workplace collaboration. Readers often note the practical utility of the research-backed advice, finding it highly applicable to daily management challenges.
Page Count:
216
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190689226
ISBN-13:
9780190689223
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